| CPC A01K 13/003 (2013.01) [F16M 11/046 (2013.01); F16M 11/22 (2013.01); F16M 2200/024 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A support apparatus for supporting a substance receptive element to transfer a substance to a surface of a body of the livestock animal, the support apparatus having a central axis extending between a top and a bottom of the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a central base toward the bottom of the apparatus;
an upstanding stanchion mounted on the central base and being elongated along the central axis to extend toward the top of the apparatus;
a plurality of legs mounted on the base, each leg being elongated with an inboard end and an outboard end; and
a receptive element securing structure on the stanchion for securing the receptive element to the stanchion;
wherein each of the legs is movable between a collapsed position with respect to the central base and an expanded position with respect to the central base, the collapsed position corresponding to a transport condition of the support apparatus and the expanded position corresponding to a deployed condition of the support apparatus; and
wherein the central base includes a plurality of mounting structures with a said mounting structure being associated with each of the legs for mounting said leg to the base, the mounting structures securing the legs to the central base in the collapsed position of the transport condition and the expanded position of the deployed condition.
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